TWI715822B - City network control signal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a city networked control signal equipment, which mainly includes a content management system (Content Management System, CMS), at least one gateway (Gateway), a plurality of first signal repeaters (Repeater) and application modules. The content management system consists of A network communication protocol is connected to at least one gateway, and the first signal transponders installed on the networked devices of each city are respectively connected to the network communication module signals in the gateway, and the application module (APP) can After each identification code is obtained, it is sent to the content management system for management. The present invention can establish a small number of gateways in a single area to effectively manage a large number of urban networking equipment with the first signal repeater (Repeater). Through the connection between the first signal repeater (Repeater), the undetectable correct position of the first signal repeater (Repeater) can be quickly found, so as to reduce the installation of the gateway (Gateway). The cost of installation and transmission, and at the same time, the correct position of all the first signal repeaters can be grasped and subsequent related maintenance can be used.

Description

City network control signal equipment

The present invention is a kind of city networking, especially a kind of city networking control signal equipment.

By the way, the current existing IoT devices and related applications mainly use gateways to connect various nodes. When the scope of application is wide, it needs to be expanded by adding gateways. Because of the establishment of gateways The cost is much higher than that of the node and the maintenance cost is not low, so it is not conducive to the large-scale laying of urban equipment (such as street lights).

In addition, after the gateway is set at a fixed point, it can cover a wide area. The existing method is to let each node connect to the gateway by itself, and the gateway is connected to the central host. When some nodes fail, the gateway can only know that a node has failed, but it cannot know the exact location of the node. Therefore, it is necessary to check all the nodes one by one in the range one by one. The construction and maintenance are very important. Not convenient.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail in the following embodiments, and the content is sufficient to enable anyone familiar with the relevant art to understand the technical content of the present invention and implement it accordingly, and according to the content disclosed in this specification, the scope of patent application and the drawings Anyone who is familiar with the relevant art can easily understand the related purpose and advantages of the present invention.

The main purpose of the present invention is: a small number of gateways (Gateway) can be established in an area to effectively manage a large number of city connections with the first signal repeater (Repeater) Network equipment (such as street lights), and at the same time through the connection between the first signal repeater (Repeater) can quickly find the correct position of the first signal repeater (Repeater) that cannot be detected, thereby reducing the number of gateways ( The setting of Gateway can further reduce the cost of construction and transmission, and at the same time allow the correct position of all the first signal repeaters to be grasped for subsequent related maintenance.

To achieve the above objective, the present invention is an urban networking control signal device, which includes: a content management system (Content Management System, CMS) connected to at least one gateway (Gateway) by a network communication protocol, wherein the gateway The device has a built-in network communication module that can generate a fixed detection range and a communication unit that conforms to the network communication protocol; a plurality of first signal transponders, each of which is installed in a city network Device, and is signal-connected to the network communication module, each of the city networked devices is provided with an identification code that matches the first signal transponder; and an application module, which has a plurality of connections to the content management system to determine the gate The signal detection module of the signal strength of the channel, an identification module that can identify the identification code to obtain identification data, and a transmission module that is connected to the identification module and transmits the identification information to the content management system.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it further includes a plurality of second signal transponders, and each of the second signal transponders is connected to the closest first signal transponder.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the network communication protocol may include Sub 1G, 3G, 4G, 5G, NBIoT, WIFI, INTERNET or optical fiber.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the network communication module is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) specification.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the signal detection module includes Received Signal Strength IndicatiON (RSSI) and Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the urban networking device may be a street lamp.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication unit is wired communication transmission or wireless communication transmission.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless communication transmission includes Sub 1G, 3G, 4G, 5G, NBIoT or WIFI.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the wired communication transmission includes optical fibers.

1: Content management system

10: Network protocol

2: Gateway

20: Network communication module

22: Communication unit

3: The first signal repeater

4: Application module

40: Signal detection module

42: Identification Module

44: Transmission module

5: Urban networking equipment

50: Identification code

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the use state of the application module to confirm the signal strength of the gateway according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the present invention for reading the position of the street lamp.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the configuration of the gateway and street lamp of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the use state of finding unconnectable street lights according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The following specific examples illustrate the implementation of the present invention. Those familiar with the art can easily understand the other advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification.

The structure, ratio, size, etc. shown in the drawings in this specification are only used to match the content disclosed in the specification for the understanding and reading of those familiar with the art, and are not intended to limit the implementation of the present invention. Conditions, so it has no technical significance. Any structural modification, proportional relationship change or size adjustment should still fall under the present invention without affecting the effects and objectives that the present invention can produce. The scope of the technical content revealed Inside. At the same time, the terms such as "one", "two", "shang", etc. cited in this specification are only for ease of description and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention, the change in their relative relationship or Adjustments, without substantial changes to the technical content, should also be regarded as the scope of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The present invention is an urban networked control signal equipment, which mainly includes a content management system 1 (Content Management System, CMS), a gateway 2 (Gateway), a plurality of first signal repeaters 3 (Repeater) and an application module 4 (can be App or operating software), wherein the content management system 1 is connected to at least one gateway 2 by a network communication protocol 10, wherein the gateway 2 has a built-in network communication module 20 and a communication unit 22, the so-called The network communication protocol 10 can be Sub 1G, 3G, 4G, 5G, NBIoT, WIFI, INTERNET or optical fiber, and the network communication module 20 is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) module. Specification, LPWAN is a specification in LoRa, mainly wireless devices that rely on batteries to provide power. LPWAN aims to meet the long-distance two-way communication required by the Internet of Things system, and simplify the installation procedure of the device, allowing users, developers and Commercial applications can master higher autonomy. LoRa mainly uses a star-shaped topology, so that all nodes are directly connected to the gateway 2, and the gateway 2 is connected to the content management system 1 for integration after re-networking. As for the communication unit 22, it can be classified into wired communication transmission or wireless communication transmission. Wireless communication transmission includes Sub 1G, 3G, 4G, 5G, NBIoT or WIFI, and wired communication transmission includes optical fiber.

In addition, each first signal transponder 3 is respectively installed in a city networking device 5 (such as a street lamp), and is connected to the network communication module 20. Each city network device 5 is provided with a first signal transponder 3 Identification code 50.

Furthermore, the application program module 4 (which can be an APP or operating software) is provided with a plurality of signal detection modules 40, identification modules 42, and transmission modules 44. The signal detection module 40 includes wireless Received Signal Strength IndicatiON (RSSI) and Signal-to-noise Ratio (SNR) are mainly used to connect the content management system 1 to determine the signal strength of the gateway 2, so as to determine the gate The signal of the channel 2 is suitable for the area where the first signal transponder 3 is configured. In addition, the identification module 42 can identify the identification code 50 on the urban networking equipment 5 to obtain relevant identification data. Finally, by connecting the identification module 42 The transmission module 44 transmits the identification information to the content management system 1.

Refer to Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4, and Figure 5 together, which are schematic diagrams of the use of the application module to confirm the signal strength of the gateway, the schematic diagram of the configuration of reading the street lamp to determine the position, the gateway and the street lamp The schematic diagram of the configuration of the building and the schematic diagram of the use state of finding the street lights that cannot be connected. The urban networking equipment 5 in this embodiment takes street lamps as an example. The content management system 1 (Content Management System, CMS) can connect multiple gateways 2 (Gateway) through the network communication protocol 10. In this embodiment, three Take a gateway 2 (Gateway) as an example. Each gateway 2 (Gateway) has a built-in network communication module 20 and a communication unit 22 respectively. Referring to FIG. 2, before building an urban networking device 5 equipped with a first signal repeater 3 (Repeater), the signal detection module 40 in the application module 4 can be used to determine the signal strength of the gateway 2 (The dotted line in the figure is the signal strength range), in which the signal detection module 40 has received signal strength (RSSI) and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and the so-called Wireless received signal strength RSSI refers to the received signal strength indicator, used to determine the quality of the link and whether to increase the broadcast transmission strength. As for the signal-to-noise ratio, SNR is the ratio of signal power to noise power. Referring to Figure 3, after confirming the signal range of each gateway 2 (Gateway), start to build urban networking equipment 5 equipped with a first signal repeater 3 (Repeater), and use the application module 4 Identification module 42 for urban networking equipment 5 The identification code 50 on the above is identified to obtain the relevant identification data, and finally the location of each first signal transponder 3 and the corresponding gateway 2 are transmitted to the content management system 1 through the transmission module 44 connected to the identification module 42 .

The most important thing is that each first signal transponder 3 will be connected to the network communication module 20 in the corresponding gateway 2, and the connection method of the network communication module 20 adopts a low-power wide area network module. LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Network, referred to as LPWAN) standard, so when the network communication module 20 in the gateway 2 receives the signals returned by each first signal transponder 3, these signals are transmitted through the communication unit 22. It is transmitted to the content management system 1 via the network communication protocol 10. Since the number and location of the first signal transponders 3 have been previously built, it is possible to know if there is any missing data when the signal is returned. A signal transponder 3, referring to Figures 4 and 5, if the first signal transponder 3 does not send out a signal, the first signal transponder 3 closest to the first signal transponder 3 can be used to search for it. In short, when there are five groups of first signal transponders 3 in the signal range of a gateway 2, and the interconnection method is serial connection as the signal connection, when connecting the second group of first signal transponders 3 When the third group of the first signal transponder 3 does not send a signal, the second group of the first signal transponder 3 will be undetectable at this time, the third group of the first signal transponder 3 (the double-headed arrow in Figure 5 is the second The first group of signal transponders found the third group of first signal transponders 3) that did not send a signal, so the content management system 1 can know the third group of first signal transponders through the network communication module 20 in the gateway 2. The signal transponder 3 is in the correct position. There are many reasons why the first signal transponder 3 of the third group cannot send out signals. It may be malfunction, signal shielding or damage, etc. With the present invention, the 2 A large number of first signal transponder 3 configurations are monitored in the built state, thereby reducing the cost of construction and transmission, and at the same time, it is possible to grasp the correct position of all the first signal transponder 3 for subsequent related maintenance.

Please also refer to FIG. 6, which is a schematic diagram of the structure of another preferred embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, referring to FIGS. 2 to 5 at the same time, in addition to the foregoing structure, a plurality of second signal transponders 6 are also structured, and each second signal transponder 6 is connected to the nearest first signal transponder 3. In other words, each first signal transponder 3 can be connected to the adjacent first signal transponder 3 as well as the adjacent second signal transponder 6. In this embodiment, it serves as a gateway 2 There are five groups of first signal transponders 3 within the signal range, and the interconnection method is connected in series as a signal connection, and each first signal transponder 3 can additionally connect two groups of second signal transponders 6 (quantity Can be determined according to actual needs), when there is a second signal transponder 6 that cannot send a message, because the first signal transponder 3 has matched each second signal transponder 6, so the second signal of the failure can be known The information related to the transponder 6 is transmitted to the network communication module 20, and the information is transmitted to the content management system 1 through the communication unit 22 via the network communication protocol 10. In this way, the application is based on different types of urban networking equipment 5, and the main effect is that a large number of first signal transponder 3 configurations can be monitored with a minimum number of gateways 2 built, thereby reducing the build And the cost of transmission, and at the same time, the correct position of all the first signal transponders 3 can be grasped and subsequent related maintenance can be used.

The above-mentioned embodiments are merely illustrative to illustrate the principles and effects of the present invention, and are not used to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with the art can modify the above-mentioned embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be as listed in the scope of patent application described later.

1: Content management system

10: Network protocol

2: Gateway

20: Network communication module

22: Communication unit

3: The first signal repeater

4: Application module

40: Signal detection module

42: Identification Module

44: Transmission module

5: Urban networking equipment

50: Identification code

Claims (9)

A city networking control signal equipment, which includes: a content management system (Content Management System, CMS) connected to at least one gateway (Gateway) by a network communication protocol, wherein the gateway is built-in to generate a fixed The detection range of the network communication module and a communication unit that conforms to the network communication protocol; a plurality of first signal transponders, each of the first signal transponders is installed in a city networking device, and communicates with the network Module signal connection, each city networking device is equipped with an identification code that matches the first signal transponder; and an application module, which has a plurality of signal detections connected to the content management system to determine the signal strength of the gateway Module, an identification module that can identify the identification code to obtain identification data, and a transmission module that connects to the identification module and transmits the identification information to the content management system. For example, the urban networking control signal device described in the first item of the scope of patent application further includes a plurality of second signal transponders, and each of the second signal transponders is connected to the nearest neighboring first signal transponder. For the urban networking control signal equipment described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the network communication protocol can include Sub 1G, 3G, 4G, 5G, NBIoT, WIFI, INTERNET or optical fiber. For example, in the urban networking control signal equipment described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the network communication module is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) specification. For example, the urban network control signal equipment described in the first item of the scope of patent application, wherein the signal detection module is the Received Signal Strength IndicatiON (RSSI) and the Signal-to-noise Ratio (SNR) ). Such as the urban networking control signal device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, where the urban networking The equipment can be a street lamp. For example, the urban networking control signal device described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the communication unit is wired communication transmission or wireless communication transmission. Such as the urban networking control signal device described in item 7 of the scope of patent application, wherein the wireless communication transmission includes Sub 1G, 3G, 4G, 5G, NBIoT or WIFI. For the urban networking control signal device described in item 7 of the scope of patent application, the wired communication transmission includes optical fiber.

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